Maine — statewide
Maine Office of Child and Family Services, Children's Licensing and Investigation Services
In short
Maine Office of Child and Family Services, Children's Licensing and Investigation Services issues 1 permit we publish for Maine — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Care Facility License | Maine Office of Child and Family Services, Children's Licensing and Investigation Services | $240 for a full license or its biennial renewal; a provisional or temporary license is $120 | 2 years for a full license | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Child Care Facility License
The identical fee structure applies whether a facility cares for a handful of children or well over a dozen — $240 for a full two-year license, $120 for a provisional or temporary one, with a much cheaper $10 fee for a nursery school specifically. A family child care provider, caring for a smaller number of children in their own home, is licensed separately and more cheaply: $160 for a full two-year license, $80 provisional, $10 temporary. Operating without a license where one is required carries a real civil penalty, not less than $500 and not more than $10,000 for every day of violation.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Maine — statewide
- Phone
- (207) 287-5020
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- 10-148 CMR chapter 32 — child care facility licensing feesMaine Office of Child and Family Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- 10-148 CMR chapter 33 — family child care provider licensing feesMaine Office of Child and Family Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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